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A Pelota-like gene regulates root development and defence responses in rice.
Annals of botany - 27 Aug 2018
Ding Wona, Wu Jing, Ye Jin, Zheng Wenjuan, Wang Shanshan, Zhu Xinni, Zhou Jiaqin, Pan Zhichong, Zhang Botao, Zhu Shihua
Abstract excerpt
Background and Aims: Pelota (Pelo) are evolutionarily conserved genes reported to be involved in ribosome rescue, cell cycle control and meiotic cell division. However, there is little known about their function in plants. The aim of this study was to elucidate the function of an ethylmethane sulphonate (EMS)-derived mutation of a Pelo-like gene in rice (named Ospelo). Methods: A dysfunctional mutant was used to...
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